【英语时差8,16】公平竞争 -上

（单词翻译）

 William: Hello I'm William Kremer. Feifei: I'm Feifei. What's today's word, William? William: Well there's a footballing theme to this week's question, or at least a sporting theme. Let me ask you, Feifei, what characteristics do you associate with British people? Feifei: Um... well, you're all a bit cynical¹ William: Ye-es. That's... That is probably fair. But what about more positive characteristics? Feifei: Um... William: To do with sport... Yeah, that's also probably fair as well. But what about our sportsmanship, Feifei? In particular, our sense of fair play? Feifei: Maybe. But what about the phrase, fair play? When do we use that, William? William: Well, that's a little bit tricky² to explain. But we tend to say 'fair play' when somebody does something annoying or perhaps a little negative but we shouldn't criticise³ them because they were sticking to the rules of the game, or to the spirit of the rules. Feifei: Right. That is a little tricky to understand. Can you give us an example? William: I'd be delighted to, Feifei. This example is from two men watching a football match. A goal has just been disallowed⁴ because the scorer was offside.